Chapter 102 102 – The Tentacles

Yua got out of the palm trees without stopping her run. She then jumped as one tentacle attacked her.

The kunoichi jumped from one tentacle to another with high speed. In just a few moments, she had reached the middle of the lake.

However, when making the umpteenth jump, one tentacle caught her, then threw her like Elise earlier. Not only that, she was hit by another tentacle, so she was thrown even further. Even so, she managed to spin through the air and landed smoothly on the ground.

“Okay, this is quite a challenge,” Yua observed the tentacles. “But, I’m sure I can get past it, although it may take a few tries.”

“Are you all right, Yua?” Raymund asked.

The kunoichi ran again. “I’m fine, sir! The blows from those tentacles don’t really do much! They are quite soft like my boobs!”

Yua tried to get past the tentacles again. However, one of that long pink objects caught and tossed her a second time.

Just as Yua landed, Olga came running fast. The red-haired woman did the same as Yua, jumping from one tentacle to another but with a much faster movement..

“Turns out she’s not just a waffle-selling milf, but a milf with feet like those of a cheetah.” Raymund had a little trouble following Olga’s movements. The woman almost looks like a blur.

“This is getting more and more interesting,” Yua smirked. “I won’t lose!”

Then, a group of adventurers appeared, and chaos ensued. Bodies flew, thrown by the tentacles. Only one made it through the lake, namely Olga.

Even though Yua hasn’t made it yet, she’s making progress. She was getting closer to the end of the lake, though she was thrown again in the end.

“Maybe we should wait for the tentacles to get tired,” Raymund muttered. “Or we take advantage of the gap when the tentacles are busy with other participants.”

Elise tilted her head, looking at the tentacles that were getting wilder. “Are they animals, sir?”

Raymund was silent for a moment. “Well… You can try to control them…. As long as you don’t stop all that…. Anyway, don’t do anything that could benefit the other participants.”

“Okay.” Elise concentrated as she approached the tentacles. One of them moved towards the female warrior, but she didn’t flinch at all.

The tentacle stopped a few inches from the woman’s face, and then she climbed it with ease. She managed to establish a long-distance connection with whatever creature in that lake.

Several adventurers stopped trying when Elise was carried away by that tentacle. Raymund laughed at that. It’s all so absurd. Especially when Elise moved to another tentacle, which held her to the end of the lake. Raymund’s laughter was like that of a madman.

“Alright!” Yua landed after successfully crossing the obstacle. Her body was drenched in water and slime, but she wore a satisfied smile.

However, that smile disappeared as soon as she saw Elise being ‘carried away’ by one of the tentacles.

The female warrior jumped down to the ground and stroked the creature. “Thanks.”

“Sorry, Yua.” Raymund was still laughing. “I asked Elise to take you too, but I have difficulty finding you among the tentacles.”

With a stiff movement and a blank expression, Yua took her eyes off Elise. “Well… I prefer it this way. I’d be more satisfied if I won on my own.”

“Is that true, Yua?” Raymund teased, but the kunoichi didn’t answer him and ran again.

Elise looked at Yua, who was getting further away, then asked the nearby official. “Excuse me, is the next challenge still far away?”

“Well, it’s more or less the same distance as the first challenge to the second.”

“Then, it’s time for you to use Mona, Elise.” Raymund made a suggestion. “We don’t know what other challenges you will face in the future. You better save your stamina.”

As Raymund finished speaking, Renee landed a few feet away from Elise.

“Ugh…. I hate things like this.” The blonde-haired woman looked disdainfully at her slime-covered body. “Fortunately, I wore clothes that weren’t too revealing.”

Elise remembered when she and Renee eradicated those jelly spheres. At that time, the slime covering Renee’s body was much worse.

“Huh, you got here too, Elise?” Renee grinned, then took off her shoes and flipped them over to let the liquid out. “What did you think of the challenge just now? I had to pass through the gap while the tentacles dealt with the adventurers….”

Renee was stunned when she noticed Mona’s body was now as big as a cow.

“Bye.” The female warrior climbed onto Mona’s back and waved, then the dog took her away.

“Hey, is that allowed!?” Renee protested.

“You have to pick up Yua, Elise.” Raymund gave instructions. “So that you guys can qualify for the tournament together.”

“All right, sir.”

By doing so, Raymund’s chance of getting the prize was even greater.

Due to Mona’s high speed, Elise could already see Yua running alone a few minutes later. The female warrior signaled to Mona, who caught up with the kunoichi and stopped in front of her.

However, Yua changed her direction to pass the giant dog, showing no intention of stopping. Elise and Mona, who didn’t expect that, could only freeze.

“Please, I don’t need your help or Elise or Mona.” Yua’s gaze was straight ahead. “I will win this on my own.”

“But…” Noticing the serious tone of the kunoichi, Raymund refrained from persuading her. Perhaps, this kind of competition was what Yua needed. “Suit yourself. However, if you don’t make it to the end, I’ll give you a punishment far more terrible than that time.”

Yua smirked. “Well, your words just lift my spirits, sir.”

Getting another instruction from Raymund, Elise and Mona passed Yua. The kunoichi then waved to the female warrior.

Mona and Elise followed the signposts, past hills full of green grass and few trees.

“Hopefully, the next challenge will be more interesting.” Raymund was impatient.

Elise stopped Mona after crossing a large hill. From a distance, the female warrior could see scattered chunks of wood. Olga was battling several figures made of similar chunks near all of that.

“Ah, faceless mob.” Raymund chuckled. “Can’t they be more creative?”